Pumpkins Crossword Puzzle (Free Printable + Answer Key)

This Pumpkins crossword puzzle is a fun fall classroom activity for K–3rd grade students, with clues covering Seed, Sprout, Vine, and Blossom. Free printable worksheet with answer key included.

Across

Handle on top of a pumpkin
Pumpkin carved with a face and lit from inside
Long, creeping stem that pumpkins grow on
Plant family that includes pumpkins and squash
Field where you go to pick a pumpkin

Down

Curly string that helps a vine hold on
Yellow flower that becomes a pumpkin
Where every pumpkin begins
Tiny plant that pokes out of the soil
Stringy, gooey inside of a pumpkin

About Pumpkins

Pumpkins are a kind of squash that grow on long vines. A pumpkin starts as a seed, sprouts, grows a vine with big leaves and yellow flowers, and the flowers become small green pumpkins that ripen to orange by fall. Pumpkins are native to North America and have been grown for thousands of years.

Pumpkins Vocabulary

This crossword follows the pumpkin life cycle from SEED and SPROUT to VINE, BLOSSOM, and TENDRIL, and ends with fall favorites like the PATCH and the JACKOLANTERN.

How to Use This Crossword in Class

Pair this crossword with a pumpkin life cycle lesson. If you can, cut open a real pumpkin and have students find the stem, pulp, and seeds, then count the seeds together.

Printable Pumpkins Crossword Worksheet

Click the Print Worksheet button to print this pumpkins crossword. The printable version includes the grid and clues, perfect for classroom handouts or homework.

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